2018 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 12 | 54 | 215 | 3.98 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Akron | 7 | 67 | 403 | 6.01 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 5 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 9 | 84 | 231 | 2.75 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Toledo | 10 | 84 | 369 | 4.39 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 7 | 88 | 367 | 4.17 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Kent State | 7 | 88 | 390 | 4.43 | 6 | 55 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 95 | 370 | 3.89 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Ball State | 8 | 100 | 620 | 6.20 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 108 | 432 | 4.00 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 111 | 199 | 1.79 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 9 | 114 | 747 | 6.55 | 8 | 68 | 39 | 27 | 5 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 14 | 124 | 524 | 4.23 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||